Balearic migrant boat arrivals climb to around 7,200
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Mallorca and the other Balearic Islands are seeing more migrant boat arrivals. Around 7,200 people have arrived without authorisation since the start of 2026, up 14.5% on the same period last year. Nearly 400 boats have reached the islands, 16.7% more than in the comparable period of 2025, according to the Spanish Interior Ministry’s latest figures.
Across the Spanish mainland and the Balearic Islands together, arrivals by sea stand at 14,803, a rise of 15%. The Canary Islands show the opposite trend: arrivals there are down 5.5% to 13,327.
Topics: Migration
Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com